FNUS76 KOTX 121356
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAMBERT CREEK RX PILE BURN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
656 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NOTE...THIS FORECAST IS BASED SOLELY ON THE OBSERVED CONDITIONS AT
THE IRON MOUNTAIN RAWS AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OBSERVED
AT THE PROPOSED SITE...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE PROPOSED
PROJECT TODAY RESULTING IN DRYING WEATHER AND WEAKENING WINDS HOWEVER
THERE WILL STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE
INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY...
WITH DRY WEATHER WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CASCADES BY EARLY
FRIDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH  3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...R  PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.LAMBE.01/OTX